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Sedimentary matter fluxes in the contour current sedimentation system over the continental slope of the Norwegian Sea

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The sedimentation system of the bottom contour current over the continental slope of Bear Island in the Norwegian Sea is considered. The nepheloid layer that provides the high horizontal flux of sedimentary material represents the main source of matter for the bottom sediments. The vertical particulate matter flux is largely formed in the nepheloid layer; the flux from higher layers of the water column is insignificant. Horizontal and vertical fluxes of sedimentary matter show a positive correlation. The flux of the matter from the bottom sediment into the nepheloid matter and the residence time of particles in the latter are estimated.

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Original Russian Text © V.N. Lukashin, 2008, published in Okeanologiya, 2008, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 757–766.

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Lukashin, V.N. Sedimentary matter fluxes in the contour current sedimentation system over the continental slope of the Norwegian Sea. Oceanology 48, 701–709 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437008050081

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